Land South of Ellengrove, Linstock, Carlisle, CA6 4QD

1. 1.Reason: Linstock has very limited services and facilities and only has a sporadic bus service. It would not, therefore, be considered appropriate to the ‘function’ of Linstock to add another 10 houses. The application does not address how the development would meet criteria 2 of Policy HO2, ‘the scale and nature of development will enhance or maintain the vitality of the rural community within the settlement where the housing is proposed’. Para 5.15 of the supporting text to Policy HO2 states that while housing will be acceptable where it will enhance or maintain the vitality of rural communities, this will need to be demonstrated by the applicant. Criteria 8 of Policy SP2 states that within the open countryside, development will be assessed against the need to be in the location specified. There is no need for the development to be sited in this location. Whilst the council cannot currently demonstrate a 5-year supply of deliverable housing sites, the scale of development is not appropriate to the existing settlement and the development would not be physically well related to the settlement. The proposal would, therefore, conflict with Policy S5 (j) of the NPPF, criteria 1 and 2 of Policy HO2 and criterion 8 of Policy SP2 of the Carlisle District Local Plan 2015-2030.
2. 2.Reason: Criterion 3 of Policy HO2 requires new housing development on the edge of settlements to be well contained within existing landscape features and to be physically connected and integrate with the settlement. Furthermore, it also states that new housing development should not lead to an unacceptable intrusion into the open countryside. The site appears divorced from the main settlement and would create a group of 10 houses, the layout of which would be at odds with the pattern of development in the area. The perception of this field as you either approach or leave Linstock is that of open countryside. The lack of integration would result in unacceptable intrusion into the countryside which would be harmful to its character and appearance, and so the proposal would also fail under criteria 3. Furthermore, whilst the council cannot currently demonstrate a 5-year supply of deliverable housing sites, the application site is not well related to the existing settlement and the proposal would, therefore, also be contrary to the provisions of Policy S5 (j) of the new NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

CA6 4QD

Parish

Stanwix Rural

Date validated

16 July 2025

Applicant

Private applicant

Case officer

Stephen Daniel

Documents

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